Oklahoma was admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, and elects senators to Class II and Class III. Its current senators are James Inhofe and Tom Coburn. [edit] Class II | Senator | Party | Took office | Left office | Reason | Other offices/Notes | | Robert L. Owen |  | Democratic | December 11, 1907 | March 4, 1925 | Retired | | | William B. Pine |  | Republican | March 4, 1925 | March 4, 1931 | Lost re-election | | | Thomas Gore |  | Democratic | March 4, 1931 | January 3, 1937 | Lost renomination | Also served in Oklahoma's Class III seat | | Joshua B. Lee |  | Democratic | January 3, 1937 | January 3, 1943 | Lost re-election | U.S. Representative (1935–1937) | | Edward H. Moore |  | Republican | January 3, 1943 | January 3, 1949 | Retired | | | Robert S. Kerr |  | Democratic | January 3, 1949 | January 1, 1963 | Died | Governor of Oklahoma (1943–1947) | | J. Howard Edmondson |  | Democratic | January 7, 1963 | November 3, 1964 | Lost special primary | Governor of Oklahoma (1959–1963) | | Fred R. Harris |  | Democratic | November 3, 1964 | January 3, 1973 | Retired | | | Dewey F. Bartlett |  | Republican | January 3, 1973 | January 3, 1979 | Retired | Governor of Oklahoma (1967–1971) | | David L. Boren |  | Democratic | January 3, 1979 | November 15, 1994 | Resigned[1] | Governor of Oklahoma (1975–1977) | | Jim Inhofe |  | Republican | November 17, 1994 | Present | Incumbent | U.S. Representative (1987–1994) | [edit] Class III | Senator | Party | Took office | Left office | Reason | Other offices/Notes | | Thomas Gore | | Democratic | December 11, 1907 | March 4, 1921 | Lost renomination | Also served in Oklahoma's Class II seat | | John W. Harreld |  | Republican | March 4, 1921 | March 4, 1927 | Lost re-election | U.S. Representative (1919–1921) | | Elmer Thomas |  | Democratic | March 4, 1927 | January 3, 1951 | Lost renomination | U.S. Representative (1923–1927)
Oklahoma Senate President pro tempore (1910–1913) | | A. S. Mike Monroney |  | Democratic | January 3, 1951 | January 3, 1969 | Lost re-election | U.S. Representative (1939–1951) | | Henry Bellmon |  | Republican | January 3, 1969 | January 3, 1981 | Retired | Governor of Oklahoma (1963–1967; 1987–1991) | | Don Nickles |  | Republican | January 5, 1981 | January 3, 2005 | Retired | Senate Republican Whip (1996–2003) | | Tom Coburn |  | Republican | January 3, 2005 | Present | Incumbent | U.S. Representative (1995–2001) | [edit] See also [edit] References - ^ Boren resigned June 22, 1994, effective November 15, 1994.
| United States Senators from Oklahoma | | | Class 2 | |  | | | Class 3 | | | |
